Skanda Purana — Avanti Khanda, Shloka 10
स्वप्नं दृष्ट्वात्यजच्छुक्रं कौपीने रक्तबिन्दुवत् । विराजितेन तपसा सिद्धं तदनलप्रभम्
svapnaṃ dṛṣṭvātyajacchukraṃ kaupīne raktabinduvat | virājitena tapasā siddhaṃ tadanalaprabham
Nachdem er einen Traum gesehen hatte, ließ er seinen Samen auf das Lendentuch wie einen Blutstropfen fallen; doch durch den Glanz seines Tapas wurde dies vollendet und leuchtete wie Feuer.
Narrator (contextual Purāṇic narrator; specific speaker not stated in snippet)
Tirtha: Revā-kṣetra (contextual)
Type: kshetra
Listener: null
Scene: A nocturnal dream scene: Yājñavalkya in sleep; a single drop on the loincloth appears blood-like, then glows with fire-like brilliance, suggesting ‘siddha’ transformation through tapas.
FAQs
Ascetic power (tapas) is portrayed as transformative, making even accidental bodily emissions part of a larger karmic-spiritual process.
No tīrtha is named in this verse; the focus is on ascetic potency within the Revā Khaṇḍa narrative.
No explicit prescription; the verse describes an event tied to brahmacarya/purity themes.